Mechanisms for organizing messages across different message types. This may be accomplished by using a single integrated user interface (201) in which messages across a variety of different message types (211, 212, 213) are represented in a common way. For example, the user experience of placing a telephone call is standardized, regardless of the actual telephone technology (Cell Phone (212), VoIP? (213), or POTS (211)) used to conduct the telephone conversation. Also, in addition to a general log that includes the overall list of messages, each message also has a separate, message-based log, thereby allowing for more flexible querying and organization of the messages regardless of the message type.